Question 1 5 / 5 points
Which people allowed the Hebrews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple following their Babylonian exile?
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Assyrians
Chaldeans
Persians
Egyptians
Question 2 5 / 5 points
Which of the following statements best accounts for the failure of Akhenaton's reign?
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The Egyptian people viewed his reign as illegitimate because he was not the direct descendent of Amenhotep III.
He invested the majority of the country's resources in expansionist policies and neglected domestic priorities.
He was more interested in religious reform than politics.
He was a child king who was murdered before reaching adulthood.
Question 3 5 / 5 points
Rajahs were the leaders of:
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farming communities.
small kingdoms.
large empires.
villages.
Question 4 5 / 5 points
The Akkadian Empire demonstrated the historical principle that:
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empires are more stable than monarchies.
civilizations are the same as empires.
pastoral and farming economies are compatible.
conquest can be a means of spreading culture.
Question 5 5 / 5 points
It is most accurate to say that in the first towns, religion:
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first appeared.
nearly disappeared.
emerged along with states.
became more organized.
Question 6 5 / 5 points
Which of the following was the first system of writing?
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Sanskrit
The Phoenician alphabet
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Question 7 5 / 5 points
Unlike their predecessors, hominids:
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lived primarily in Africa.
knowingly handed on what they had learned.
were capable of adapting to their environment.
walked on four feet.
Question 8 5 / 5 points
Which of the following is another term for the Great Ice Age?
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Neolithic period
Pleistocene epoch
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Question 9 5 / 5 points
The basic scriptures for the Hindu faith are found in the:
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Bhagavad Gita.
Upanishads.
Epic of Gilgamesh.
Qur'an.
Question 10 5 / 5 points
What was the source of Phoenician influence?
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Military strength
A large population
Extensive territory
Commerce
Question 11 5 / 5 points
Which of these was reflected in the building projects of Solomon?
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Wealth from a trading network
The centralization of power
Religious renewal
A successful expansionist policy
Question 12 5 / 5 points
Why did farming lead to larger populations?
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Farming provides a more varied diet than hunting and gathering.
A sedentary lifestyle was healthier.
Farming produces more food per acre than hunting and gathering.
Farming led to the abandonment of hunting, which was inherently dangerous.
Question 13 5 / 5 points
The earliest sign of gender roles appears in __________ society.
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Neolithic
Neanderthal
Homo sapiens
hominid
Question 14 5 / 5 points
The two great rivers of India are the:
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Tigris and the Euphrates.
Ganges and the Indus.
Nile and the Ganges.
Oxus and the Tigris.
Question 15 5 / 5 points
Unlike the Egyptian and Sumerian empires, Phoenician culture was linked by:
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roads.
the sea.
strong defenses.
allegiance to a central power.
Question 16 5 / 5 points
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Neolithic revolution in different world areas?
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Farming originated independently in several areas.
The earliest farming cultures developed in China.
Farming developed in the Indus Valley later than in other areas.
Only Mesopotamia was an innovator in agriculture.
Question 17 5 / 5 points
The Jewish identity developed largely in contrast to the:
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Babylonians.
Nubians.
Egyptians.
Persians.
Question 18 5 / 5 points
What is the main cause of diversity among human populations?
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Responses to different environments
Physical differences of the first Homo sapiens
Genetic differences in the first hominids
The different species of Homo sapiens
Question 19 5 / 5 points
Which of these describes the concept of dharma?
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A person's fate according to Buddhist doctrine
Reincarnation, according to Hindu principles
Acting according to one's caste
The upward path promised by samsara
Question 20 5 / 5 points
The untouchables tolerated their treatment by other castes because:
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their military was unable to defend them.
they were afraid of bad karma.
they didn't want to fulfill their dharma.
they believed the teachings of Siddhartha.
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